Garden & Landscape - October 2006

2006-10-19 03:43:35 · 11 answers · asked by syd 2

We live in the country, and house backyard backs up to a farm, so there are lots of flies.
They get in the house and we find them hanging from the walls like they stuck themselves there to die. Why do they do this?

I didn't know where to put this question, so I stuck it here, lol.

2006-10-19 02:59:16 · 11 answers · asked by suchaprettyface11 4

2006-10-19 02:33:29 · 11 answers · asked by ren 1

Hi everyone. This is a quick follow up on placing fertilizer down in the Autumn months.

I was glad to see everyone in agreement on this issue, and I believe your experinece trumps my lack of knowledge.

However, with your kind patience, may I pose my question like this:

Two equal Columbines ('Colorado Gold', as I recall, and I can't wait to see this one in bloosom) are planted in the ground.

The soils differ in this manner only:

One ground was given nutrients via fertilizer.

The other soil contained all the nutrients the fertilizer would give, but it was naturally pre-existing.

Wouldn't both Columbines, having the same nutirents, equally chance to form Autumnal leaves (or even buds) which would die off in the first freeze?

Wouldn't both Columbine roots, having the same nutirents, both suffer the same opportunity for better root formation?

When I follow this logic (my own), am I still a dumbdumb?

2006-10-19 01:51:06 · 2 answers · asked by dumbdumb 4

2006-10-18 22:53:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

the playground is has sand. i've tried the salt and vinager method, (several different ways) and it initially works great, within 24 hours the plant life is dried up, yellow and thought dead. after 3 or 4 days it has grown back. any ideas

2006-10-18 20:02:38 · 4 answers · asked by jpgray73 2

My father gave me a plant before he moved and I don't remember the name of it to find out how to take care of it. It almost looks like a cactus but he said it wasn't. It blooms out like a rose but the leaves are green and stiff like a cactus and they have a little barb at the end of each leaf. If you don't know what kind it is can you please direct me to a site that can help?

2006-10-18 19:44:26 · 7 answers · asked by Demona 2

Do I need to buy some chemicals? If so, what are the most environmentally friendly? If it's possible to rip the stuff out, what are the best tools to use?

2006-10-18 16:36:16 · 6 answers · asked by pamgissa 3

My mother has a peach tree in front of her house that I want to transplant since her home is going to get remodelled, the tree is around10 feet tall. Any help would be appreciated.

2006-10-18 16:16:18 · 2 answers · asked by Alex 1

2006-10-18 15:59:42 · 13 answers · asked by Dr phill my pocket 1

it's october and my lawn weeds have grown into little flowers, possibly carrying a lot of bad seed. these weeds are grown next to my grass. i want to remove them, but i risk contaminating my lawn with the weed seed. any suggestions? if i use roundup, i risk damaging my lawn.

help.

2006-10-18 15:30:44 · 6 answers · asked by 0821l_4a8^#y$855 5

I'm am considering having a 10 x 10 or 12 x 12 concrete patio constructed in my backyard. What is a reasonable price to pay? (I live in the Chicago suburbs) Also, I may be moving in the Spring. Would a patio increase the value of my home enough to make it worthwhile?

2006-10-18 14:29:40 · 6 answers · asked by recruiter74 2

We've tried stringing fishing line over the pond but that hasn't helped. It's mainly racoons and birds. Netting is so unattractive. Any suggestions?

2006-10-18 14:02:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

true or false

2006-10-18 13:31:05 · 6 answers · asked by ian y 1

i don't want to vote republican because their all queers. democrats are not sure what they want. can we start a working mans party, middle class party. we would contro if this could happen? any comments??

2006-10-18 12:53:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just cut open a spaghetti squash from my garden and lo and behold inside I found four pairs of bright green leaves attatched to stems approximately four to six inches long. I have never seen this before! What causes it?? How does it happen? With the leaves not being able to get any sunlight inside the squash, how do they get so green??

2006-10-18 12:46:43 · 3 answers · asked by peanutsmom 3

How do I get rid of chipmunks (no violence please) that are burrowing in to my gardens? They are starting to cause damage, i.e., sidewalk shifting, rock wall pulling away from foundation. Any suggestions GREATLY appreciated.

2006-10-18 12:34:09 · 6 answers · asked by Ziva 3

2006-10-18 12:21:16 · 8 answers · asked by toneman172 1

I am planning a large pumpkin patch. The area was previously an empty, weed filled field. If I put Roundup on it now, will the Roundup remain in the soil and destroy the pumpkins next spring?

2006-10-18 12:03:56 · 12 answers · asked by chimomx3 2

2006-10-18 12:02:30 · 32 answers · asked by slittellsm 1

We have many Indians in this section of town, mostly Hindu, I believe. It is becoming ordinary to see whole lots completely devoid of trees. It is done in new developments and also in homes that were built a few years ago. Just today, my neighbors who live behind me had every tree on their lot cut down and cut up. It is ugly. It turns my kitchen and TV room into sun rooms. I don't understand...

2006-10-18 11:39:11 · 3 answers · asked by mommeo 1

2006-10-18 11:04:18 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-18 10:55:35 · 7 answers · asked by ian y 1

I moved house last year from an appartment. The new home has two young apple trees, i'm told male and female ?
The produced a good crop of apples, but the trees was full of greefly and every apple seemed to have worms.
I know apsolutly nothing about gardening any help for a novice.

2006-10-18 10:39:07 · 4 answers · asked by How e' ye Horse 2

I bought a Happy Returns lilly this past summer, and now it is starting to give me little pods with tiny black seeds in them. I would love more Happy Returns, is there a way to plant these seeds and get more of them? I've been googling "Happy Returns" and "seed pods" and finding nothing about them, except one person thow thought that Happy Returns didn't come from seed pods. Now I'm confused. Anyone know anything about this plant??

2006-10-18 10:32:13 · 4 answers · asked by dani_kin 6

2006-10-18 10:25:17 · 2 answers · asked by bckeys44 2

2006-10-18 10:12:17 · 10 answers · asked by AlexTelly 1

my citrus trees are sticky and dripping a sugary goo.

2006-10-18 09:52:03 · 4 answers · asked by cdrew92 2

I just love them I am originally from ma and miss them so much.What do you think?

2006-10-18 09:38:36 · 3 answers · asked by Judy H 1

I have no backyard and would like to grow vegatables in
my garage with grow lights, etc. I do not mind spending
a lot of money to set this up and run it, but want to know
if it is doable and if vegatables would taste the same as
if they were grow outdoors

2006-10-18 09:14:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous